Saucy Pork & Pasta
- 3 pounds Pork Shoulder (aka Boston Butt)
- 1 whole Large Onion, Peeled
- 2 whole Bell Peppers, Stem And Seeds Removed
- 3 whole Carrots, Peeled
- 3 stalks Celery
- 1 cup Sliced Mushrooms
- 1 Tablespoon Each Of Olive Oil And Butter
- 1 cup Red Wine
- 6 cups Canned Diced Tomatoes
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- Preheat the oven to 325F.
- Pat dry a 3 pound or so pork shoulder (also called Boston butt) and cover with salt and pepper.
- Chop up one large onion, bell peppers, carrots, celery and a good handful of mushrooms.
- Heat a large Dutch oven on the stove over medium high heat and cover bottom with olive oil and one good pat of butter.
- Sear the pork on all sides.
- Youll cook it more later you just want the outsides nicely golden brown.
- Remove meat and set aside.
- Into the Dutch oven add all of the chopped veggies except the mushrooms and saute for a few minutes until the veggies start to soften.
- Add about a cup of red wine.
- (A healthy pour into the pot.
- You dont really need to measure.)
- Nestle the pork into the veggies.
- Pour about 3 cups of diced tomatoes over and around the meat.
- You want the liquid to be 1/2 to 2/3 of the way up the meat.
- Cover the pot and put it in the oven for 3 to 4 hours.
- The meat is done when it is tender enough to fall off the bone.
- Remove meat from the pot and shred it with two forks.
- Set aside.
- Return pot to stove top over medium heat.
- Add mushrooms and another 2-3 cups of tomatoes and/or tomato sauce.
- Cook for 15 minutes or so.
- Season to your taste.
- Serve pork and sauce over pasta with lots of Parmesan cheese.
pork shoulder, onion, bell peppers, carrots, stalks celery, mushrooms, olive oil, red wine, tomatoes, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/saucy-pork-pasta/ (may not work)